Cigarette rest for ash receptacles



Nov. 2, 1943. R. .TSC'HGI 2,333,259-

CIGARETTE REST FOR ASH RECEPTACLES Filed Aug. 6, 1940 I NVENTOR.'

Patented Nov. 2, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE 2,333,259 CIGARETTE REST FonAsn RECEPTACLES Rosalyn Litschgi, St. Louis, Mo. Application August c, 1940, serial No. 351,578

(c1. iai- 240) 12 Claims.

My' present invention relates to a cigarette holder, or rest adapted to be removably supported by and within an open top ash receptacle.

An object of the present invention is to provide a removable cigarette rest for ash receptacles to support a cigarette in an inclined position above and out of contact with the floor of the ash receptacle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a removable cigarette rest for ash receptacles wherein a cigarette resting thereon shall contact narrow spaced members at a minimum of points along its length to prevent sweating of the cigarette paper.

Another object of the invention is to provide a removable cigarette rest for open top ash receptacles, which will be sanitary, and wherein a minimum amount of rest surface will be subjected to the heat of combustion from a lighted cigarette. 1

A further object of the invention is to provide novel means for Securely holding the cigarette holder, or rest in position within an open top ash receptacle.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cigarette rest to be removably supported within an open top ash receptacle, wherein when a lighted cigarette is placed on the rest, it will be prevented from falling therefrom beyond the outer bounds of the ash receptacle, thus insuring safety against fire, such, for instance, as burning a table top, or the like, and wherein the burning ashes, when broken from the resting cigarette, will fall into the ash receptacle.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a cigarette rest structure for use in connection with open top ash receptacles, which is extremely simple in construction, absolutely reliable and efficient in its intended purposes, easily and readily applied to and removed from an ash receptacle, light in weight, neat in appearance, strong and durable, yet inexpensive in manufacture.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, arrangement and combination of parts, as will appear more fully hereinafter, illustrated in the preferred embodiment thereof in the drawing, and finally pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. l, is a top plan view of an ash receptacle equipped with a cigarette rest embodying the features of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional View taken on line 2 2 of Fig. l. 1

Fig. 3 is a sectionalview taken on line 3-3 of'fFig. 1. l

Referring to the drawing, in detail, the reference character A designates, generally, ,an open top ash receptacle. The receptacle can be of any desired size, shape, or design, and can be made of any suitable, or .desirable material, such, for instance, las metal, glass, pottery, or the like. -j

The cigarette rest, holderor support embodying the features of my invention, and which is adapted for use in connection with any type of open top ash receptacle A, will now be described.

Briefly, the cigarette rest includes a cigarette supporting structure designated, generally, as B, and a contractible and expansible member connected therewith and designated, generally, as

C. The member C is curved and forms the major part of a circle and has a reentrant end.

Referring to the cigarette rest in detail, in one embodiment thereof, the same consists of a plurality of thin fiat plate-like rest members designated I, 2 and 3. The rest members. I, 2 and 3 are suitably spaced apart and connected with each other by means of suitable connections 4 and 5, such,for instance, as suitable rods, or their equivalents, in order to hold the cigarette rest members yin ridged spaced parallel upright relation with each other. More than three cigarette rest members can be used in the rest structure, if so desired. The rest members forming the cigarette rest are preferably, of different heights so as to provide a rest structure to support a cigarettein an inclinedposition. The rest members I, 2 and 3 each have an arcuate upper ,edge 6 so as to provide spaced downwardly arched supporting rests for a cigarette D, or a cigar to rest upon. f

The member C is preferably formed of any suitable flexibly resilient material such, for instance, as spring wire, or its equivalent, and can be of any desired shape. The reentrant end of the flexibly resilient member C is suitably secured to the larger,or outermost member I of the spaced group of rest members. The spring, or member C is adapted to engage the inner face 1 of the wall of the ash receptacle A for holding the cigarette rest Within the bounds' ofthe ash receptacle. If the ash receptacle A is of a shallow type, the lower edges of the rest members l, 2 and 3 forming the cigarette rest, or support, can rest upon the fioor 8 of the ash receptacle, and when the ash receptacle is of a deep type, the cigarette rest members can be supported above the oor of the ash receptacle due to the supporting strength of the member C exerting outward pres- 'sure against the wall of the ash receptacle.

The cigarette rest members l, 2 and 3 are illustrated, in one embodiment thereof, as of different widths and heights, as shown in Fig. 3, and as shown in Fig. 1, are spaced a suitable distance apart and disposed transversely of the axis of the inwardly projecting end of memberV C for supporting a cigarette at spaced contact points.

From the foregoing description, it is clearly apparent that a cigarette'D shall contact and rest, at spaced intervals, the upper edge of the cigarette rest members I, 2 and 3, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, and when the cigarette is not too short, it can also be supported by the upper edge or rim portion 9 of the ash receptacle.

While I have shown and described a preferredV embodimentof the invention, it is clearly apparent that changes, or modifications, in the `structure, are possible from the standpoint of the particular arrangement of parts as shown, or by the substitution of mechanical equivalents, which fairly fall within the scope of the claims hereto appended. Y

' The manyV advantages of the herein described vinvention will be readily apparent to those skilled l resilient curved member having a reentrant end,

and a cigarette rest connected with said end and disposedtransversely thereof within the bounds of said member. l

2. kAcigarette support for ash trays comprising-a contractible and expansible iiexibly'resilient member adapted to formthe major part of a kcircle and having a reentrant kend projecting toward the center ofsaid member, a cigarette rest secured to said end, said rest including a plurality of spaced cigarette rest members each of a different height, and means for connecting the cigarettesupporting members in spaced parallel Vrelation transversely of the axis of the said reentrant end.

' 3.1As a new article of manufacture, a curved flexibly resilient member having a reentrant end projecting toward the center of saidmember, and rests carried by said reentrant end for supporting a cigarette at spacedv contact points.

4. A cigarette rest for ash trays comprising 'a curved flexibly resilient'member forming the major part of a circle and having a reentrant end, said member adapted to engage the inner wall of the ash tray to be embraced thereby, and a pluralityA of upright 'cigarette rests supported by said reentrant end transversely thereof for supporting a cigarette at spaced contact points.

5. In combination with a smokers ash receptacle having an open top, of a Vcurved iiexibly resilient member having a reentrant end, and Vrest members supported by said end for supporting a cigarette at spaced contact points.

6. A` cigarette rest having, in combination, a flexibly resilient member forming the major part of a circle and having a reentrant end, a. rest member secured to the free end of said reentrant end, a plurality of rest members spaced from the said rest member secured to the reentrant end and spaced from each other, and means connecting the rest members in their spaced relation.

'7. A device'of the class described comprising an open top smokers ash receptacle, a cigarette rest removably fitted to and within the open top of the` receptacle, said cigarette rest including a plurality of spaced parallel arranged rest members, means for securely connecting the rest members in their spaced relation, a curved flexible resilient member at least partly surrounding the said rest members, and one end of said iiexibly resilient member being secured to one of the rest members for supporting said rest member transversely thereof for supporting a cigarette with the other'restmembers at :spaced intervals along its length. 8. In `a cigarette 'rest for openv top ash trays, a plurality of plate like rest members for supporting acigarette at spacedcontact points, and contractible and expansible means including a curved member forming the major part of a circle and having one reentrant end supporting said rest members to support a `cigarette longitudinally of -the reentrant end.

9. An' open ktop ash receptacle provided with aside wall," a rest structure receivable within the ash receptacle, and a curved flexible resilient retaining member having a single reentrant end connected` with one end of the rest structure vwhich rest structure is adapted to support a cigaretteV at spaced intervals along its length.

" rette at spacediintervals along its length within the bounds of the ilexibly resilient member.

11. Means for supporting cigarettes in ash trays, said means including a rest structure for supporting a cigarette at spaced intervals along its length, a contractible and expansible member forming the major part of a circle boundingthe rest structure adapted for contact with the inner 4wall of the ash tray to be embraced thereby, and

a major part .of a Acircle adapted* tov frictionally engage the inner wall of an ash receptacle to be embraced thereby, a cigarette rest structure `including a plurality of spaced upright plates, said l ture being arcuately recessed to provide spaced l cigarette contact surfaces. ROSALYN LITSCHGI. 

